Bohemia (1346-78) groschen
This specimen was lot 3183 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$81 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TSCHECHIEN Böhmen, Karl IV. (I.), 1346-1378. Prager Groschen o. J., Kuttenberg. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Bohemia, Charles IV, 1346-78, undated prager groschen, Kuttenberg mint. Very fine.)"
Wikipedia comments, "The Prague groschen (Czech: pražský groš, Latin: grossi pragenses, German: Prager Groschen, Polish: grosz praski) was a groschen-type silver coin that was issued by Wenceslaus II of Bohemia since 1300 in the Kingdom of Bohemia and became very common throughout Medieval Central Europe."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.933 fine silver, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: Slg. Donebauer 836, Castelin 22, Weiller 342.
- Grierson, Philip, Coins of Medieval Europe, London: B. A. Seaby Ltd., 1991.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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